Are you ready?

[wally]

Don't Mormons officially believe in Armageddon, the Second Coming, that the world will come to an end sometime soon?

Seems like the only difference between these people and TBMs is that they are putting an exact date on the event.

Pretty small difference, right?

This is not a slam in any way to anyone who has posted in this thread, but it always strikes me as funny when religious people get such a kick out of making fun of other religious people who believe something only slightly different. Isn't the faith of these people admirable?

If you have ancestors from the early days of the LDS Church, they were just as wacky if not more wacky than these people and you revere them them for that religious wackiness.

I think that it is OK to slam these guys though. I don't remember anywhere in the article reading that that any of them had post-graduate degrees.

[wally]

Speaking of which, looks like the Dude and myself have something in common with Camping:



Yikes!

Space Ghost is a Civil? Sweet!

[Jeff Lebowski]

Don't Mormons officially believe in Armageddon, the Second Coming, that the world will come to an end sometime soon?

Seems like the only difference between these people and TBMs is that they are putting an exact date on the event.

Pretty small difference, right?

This is not a slam in any way to anyone who has posted in this thread, but it always strikes me as funny when religious people get such a kick out of making fun of other religious people who believe something only slightly different. Isn't the faith of these people admirable?

If you have ancestors from the early days of the LDS Church, they were just as wacky if not more wacky than these people and you revere them them for that religious wackiness.

Groan...

No, that is not a "pretty small difference". Taking a few biblical references and tying things down to a specific day with such confidence is nutty and worthy of mocking.

And you might have a point on the glass houses angle except for the fact that no religion's nuttier aspects and quirks are skewered more thoroughly around here than our own. And it's not even close.

[TripletDaddy]

the humor here is not about the belief in the End but more about the notion of boarding your hamster for the remaining less righteous to feed and pet into the eternities...and all of this for only $135. The humor lies in the specificity.

An LDS analog would be those who stockade a few bags of wheat and water and three bars of silver in the event of Armageddon. It is all humorous.

[CardiacCoug]

Don't Mormons officially believe in Armageddon, the Second Coming, that the world will come to an end sometime soon?

Seems like the only difference between these people and TBMs is that they are putting an exact date on the event.

Pretty small difference, right?

This is not a slam in any way to anyone who has posted in this thread, but it always strikes me as funny when religious people get such a kick out of making fun of other religious people who believe something only slightly different. Isn't the faith of these people admirable?

If you have ancestors from the early days of the LDS Church, they were just as wacky if not more wacky than these people and you revere them them for that religious wackiness.

[TripletDaddy]

The fine print in the Terms and Conditions should also not be missed.

The SeattleUte clause:

If* subscriber loses his/her faith and/or the Rapture occurs and subscriber is not Raptured (aka* is "left behind") EE-BP disclaims any liability; no refund will be tendered.**

[TripletDaddy]

Per Business Week, as of three months ago, they had 100 clients. One infers from the price hike that business since then has been very good.

The FAQs are amazing

Q: Do YOU believe in the Rapture.
A: As atheists we do not hold beliefs in the supernatural or a divine being.* Thus, we do not believe in the Rapture.**However, we respect the beliefs of others and are open to the possibility that our perspective could possibly*be wrong.*

Q: How do you ensure your representatives won't be Raptured.
A: Actually, we don't ensure it, they do.* Each of our representatives has stated to us in writing that they are atheists, do not believe in God / Jesus, and that they have blasphemed in accordance with
Mark 3:29, negating any chance of salvation.

That must be an intersting HR department.

"are these the new hire applications? did you have them fill out a w4 and a Mark 3:29?"

[PaloAltoCougar]

Is that real?

I thought this was funny. Sorry, folks, the end is near, gotta raise prices! Michael McLean would be proud of such opportunism.
*

Per Business Week, as of three months ago, they had 100 clients. One infers from the price hike that business since then has been very good.

[TripletDaddy]

Crap, why didn't I think of this?

You've committed your life to Jesus. You know you're saved. But when the Rapture comes what's to become of your loving pets who are left behind? Eternal Earth-Bound Pets takes that burden off your mind.

For $135, this outfit promises to take care of your pet after you get taken up in the Rapture. Since the targeted customer base thinks Mormons are as likely to be left behind as the atheists, surely we could serve just as well. This may also have some MLM potential. Anyone want to sign up for my downline?

Is that real?

I thought this was funny. Sorry, folks, the end is near, gotta raise prices! Michael McLean would be proud of such opportunism.
*

*Notice of Rate Increase:* Due to the increased activity associated with the May 21, 2011 Rapture prophesy we have increased our*service rates for*all new contracts submitted as of 1/13/11.*

[PaloAltoCougar]

Crap, why didn't I think of this?

You've committed your life to Jesus. You know you're saved. But when the Rapture comes what's to become of your loving pets who are left behind? Eternal Earth-Bound Pets takes that burden off your mind.

For $135, this outfit promises to take care of your pet after you get taken up in the Rapture. Since the targeted customer base thinks Mormons are as likely to be left behind as the atheists, surely we could serve just as well. This may also have some MLM potential. Anyone want to sign up for my downline?

[BigFatMeanie]

Oh man, that's a low blow...

[SCcoug]

Shoot, sounds like he's got all his crap together for this calculation, though. Everybody knows the flood happened in 4990 B.C., but the tricky part is getting the date of the creation right. Extrapolation vs. interpolation and all that.

I'm going to need to see his derivation before I quit my job and sell my house.

[Borderline Divine]

My neighbor is a pretty righteous born again dude. I figure by no later than 6pm Saturday that sweet, sweet boat of his will be in my driveway.

[TripletDaddy]

On the bright side, looks like there will be several sweet RVs for sale on Monday. Cheap.

[wally]

Elvis Nditafon, 25, left his engineering job at the end of March. He’s standing next to his gleaming white Mitsubishi Eclipse—he just drained what was left of his bank account to get huge “Return of Christ” graphics on the sides of his car.

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